As the popularity of online poker continues to increase, and more and more games are offered, thousands of players are signing up to play everyday. Eventually, as their skill and knowledge of the game increases, many of these people will end up playing online poker tournaments. Almost all of the major online poker sites now offer online poker tournaments seven days a week twenty-four hours a day. But, of course, as with anything else, it is important to know the game well and have a pretty good idea of how tournaments work and the general rules for each one before you rush out and sign up to play in one.

There really is no set in stone rules applied to poker tournaments. Each tournament may have it